Back in Graz for the big match

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·4 October 2024

Back in Graz for the big match

SK Sturm await on Sunday

The roles are reversed heading in the next clash of Austria's two leading sides - this time we are at the reigning champions seeking to make up points as we go away on Sunday 6 October to face SK Sturm Graz.

We have already made one trip to the Merkur Arena in this season's ADMIRAL Bundesliga, enjoying a successful season opener there. A 3-2 win at newly promoted GAK saw us start the new campaign on the right foot, and we would love to return home in equally good spirits this time.

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Christian Ilzer's XI are battling to recreate the kind of form they enjoyed last season. Just like us, Sturm have lost their two UEFA Champions League openers against Brest and Club Brugge. They have also slipped up in the league with a 0-3 loss against WAC and 2-2 draw against Austria Vienna.

Sturm may be three points ahead of our Red Bulls at the top of the league table, but we have two games in hand to play. A win at the weekend could put us back at the top - depending how Rapid Vienna get on - as we head into the international break.

The clash will be broadcast as usual on Sky Sport Austria, and we will provide our usual live text updates. Everything worth knowing for the fans travelling to support us can be found here:

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Injury news

Not available for the match are Fernando (thigh), Takumu Kawamura (knee), Maurits Kjaergaard (ankle), Petar Ratkov (thigh) and Aleksa Terzic (thigh).
Daouda Guindo is back in training after a long injury break.

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Things happen very fast in football. We lost in the Champions League on Tuesday, and on Sunday we have another big match against the league leaders, Sturm Graz. There is no time to complain about things or look for excuses. We have to prepare as well as possible for this match in order to succeed and show a reaction.

Pepijn Lijnders

We've been looking at the Brest match in the past few days, and have tried to get this match out of our heads as we need to use all our strength to prepare to face Sturm. It's a similar situation at both clubs going into the game. I think though that both teams have put it behind them and will take on the game with a new sense of energy. We want to do everything to get a win before the international break.

Mads Bidstrup